The United States and its Gulf partners are looking to
deepen cooperation on missile defense as tensions rise with Iran, and
announcements could come soon on new purchases, U.S. officials said on
Friday. CONTINUE-----

Syria rebels struggle to advance in Aleppo offensive

Syrian rebels said they were struggling to make headway
against a barrage of government jet and artillery attacks in their
latest attempt to take control of the country's largest city Aleppo
after weeks CONTINUE-----

Satellite launch stirs passions before Venezuela vote

Venezuela will launch its second satellite on Friday in a
move President Hugo Chavez says highlights the achievements of his
self-styled revolution ahead of an election, but which his rival says
underscores Venezuela vote CONTINUE-----

Al Qaeda convicts break out of jail in Iraq

Dozens of inmates, including convicted members of al
Qaeda, fought their way out of a prison in Iraq using weapons smuggled
in during family visits, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. The
prison, CONTINUE-----

U.S. drops Iranian MEK dissident group from terrorism listThe U.S. State Department on Friday formally removed
the Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e Khalq from its official list of
terrorist organizations, but underscored serious concerns about the
group which … dissident group from terrorism list continue -- - - - - --

Man fires plastic pellets at Czech president, no injuriesA young man wielding a plastic gun fired pellets at Czech
President Vaclav Klaus on Friday, hitting him on the arm but causing no
injuries. The attacker wearing military camouflage approached Klaus
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Israeli leader says Iran warning "reverberates"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that his stern
warning to stop Iran from going nuclear "reverberates" around the world
and could ultimately prevent the Islamic Republic from getting a nuclear
bomb. CONTINUE-----

US aims to rally Syrian opposition with new aid
The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria's opposition with
pledges of $45 million in new non-lethal and humanitarian assistance as
the administration and other world leaders lamented the failure of
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